Marvin & Sybil Weiner Undergraduate Essay Prizes in the Humanities
Through its annual essay contest, the Penn Humanities Forum, in
association with the Penn Library, recognizes outstanding essays on
issues that address broad humanistic concerns, related to the
Forum's yearly theme. Calls for Essays are announced in early Fall
of each academic year, with the first-place winner presenting his
or her paper at an annual symposium held that Spring.
Essays from 2007
On Inaction, Nikhil Nirmel
The Pharmaceutical Paradox: Helping and Harming the Developing World, Robert Strain
Essays from 2006
Franklin's Ivy Leagues and the Junto of Education, Gena Katz
If Ben Had His Way: Of Virtue, Wit, and Wisdom, Dvorit Mausner
Spark, Tal Raviv